Garcia received all the support he needed with the Cardinals' two-run second off Pirates starter Charlie Morton, who is winless in his last 12 starts (postseason included) against St. Louis. With a pair of walks and a hit batter, the Cardinals loaded the bases with two outs in the second and then scored twice with the aid of a Stephen Piscotty infield single and bounced throw from second baseman Josh Harrison.
Morton allowed just two other baserunners over the rest of his six-inning start. Behind him, reliever Arquimedes Caminero served up a two-run blast to Matt Carpenter that cushioned the Cardinals' lead.